I mean I wouldn’t doubt that man. Every.Single.Hobby has been bullied into bending the knee to these people. While I have no issue with new people getting into the game and being welcomed into the fold the truth is 98% of them are not here because they enjoy what we enjoy. They have joined to tell us how we can play and what we are going to play. Meanwhile holding up the game while being a total drag on everyone around them.
I use to run bi weekly games with anywhere from 4-8 people per session. Each person was allowed to bring a guest if they wanted to get into the session with us. I personally welcomed anyone into my games. We are not the kind of people they like to paint us as. Never once have I ever met one of these weirdos in real life. The gay boy couple are have been a part of my game for years and there has never even been a question about such things. Just a couple of bros who bring extra pizza and soda with them to the games.
We game for the fun of it all and not what is going on in real life. This is our escape from all the nonsense. Yet the extremes of both sides would have you think people just can’t get along and are triggered by everything. Only on the internet do I find these people who are always upset over the smallest of things like Slavers in a fantasy game. Or Elves that hate Drow Elves.
We have some fun with it and can get out right “racist” in our games. You know how close friends can act in a closed involvement. Harmless fun. Yet they want to make you think it is not harmless and very problematic.
Fuck those people, they are such a small voice, yet have such a large impact if we allow them.
I write my own home brew rules that I run by my players which we all agree upon a system and roll with it.
We don’t need their new rules and non sense. They forget this fact and lose money.. Get woke, go broke!
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